News – Residential Cleaning

Open Now: ISSA Scholars 2024-2025 Applications and Sponsorships

By |2024-02-05T16:00:32-06:00February 5, 2024|

ISSA Scholars, an ISSA Charities™ signature program, today opened its scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Employees of all ISSA member companies and their families are encouraged to apply now through April 12, 2024. There are also opportunities for member companies to donate to a scholarship fund or develop a new fund to support ...

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ISSA LARU—ISSA Launches New State Advocacy Leaders Program

By |2024-02-02T15:00:19-06:00February 2, 2024|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the public-policy issues currently impacting the full cleaning supply chain. This update touches on the new ISSA State Advocacy Leaders program, comments that ISSA submitted to EPA regarding Safer Choice, ISSA urging congressional support for legislation to promote training, and more. Want ...

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International Cleaning Week Honors Cleaning Professionals Around the World

By |2024-01-29T16:00:23-06:00January 29, 2024|

International Cleaning Week takes place March 24– 30, 2024. The week-long event hosted by ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is a global celebration to honor frontline cleaning professionals and advocates for the industry. For four consecutive years, ISSA has hosted National Cleaning Week at the end of March. Based on the event’s tremendous success ...

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IICRC Mold Remediation Standard Available for Public Review

By |2024-01-26T20:51:44-06:00January 26, 2024|

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has opened a second round of public review for the IICRC S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation. The IICRC S520 Standard describes the procedures to be followed and the precautions to be taken when performing mold remediation in residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. It also explains mold remediation ...

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14 ISSA Members Among Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500

By |2024-01-19T21:34:01-06:00January 19, 2024|

Fourteen ISSA-member companies have been included in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2024 Franchise 500® Ranking. To be listed in the 45th-annual index, each company is evaluated on objective measures including financial strength and stability, growth rate, and size of its franchise system, among other criteria. The ISSA-affiliated organizations included in Entrepreneur’s 2024 list include: Anago Cleaning Systems City Wide Franchise ...

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January/February Cleanfax Digital Edition Now Available

By |2024-03-11T15:57:14-05:00January 18, 2024|

The Cleanfax January/February 2024 digital edition is now available online. This issue of Cleanfax, designed with cleaning and restoration businesses in mind, covers what you need to know about paying for leads and what you can do about it. You will also learn about rookie mistakes and how to avoid them, the best ways to ...

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ISSA Launches New State Advocacy Leaders Program

By |2024-01-16T20:29:29-06:00January 16, 2024|

ISSA has announced the launch of a new State Advocacy Leaders (SALs) program to grow and strengthen its advocacy efforts. The SALs program is intended to further engage even more ISSA members in advocacy to further impact state and federal legislation important to the cleaning industry. “We’re excited to take ISSA Government Affairs to the ...

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification

By |2024-01-12T21:00:30-06:00January 12, 2024|

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a final rule to help employers and workers better understand when a worker qualifies as an employee and when they would be considered an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This rule rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule), which ...

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ISSA Releases 2023 Year in Review

By |2024-01-10T21:14:00-06:00January 10, 2024|

ISSA has released its 2023 Year in Review: Celebrating a Century of THE Association for the Cleaning Industry—a look back at how the association, including all of its various divisions and departments, focused on changing the way the world views cleaning. As the title suggests, this past year was particularly special for the association, as ...

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EarthSafe Expands Product Offerings to Consumer Market

By |2024-01-05T21:23:29-06:00January 5, 2024|

EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives has announced its PurOne Everyday Cleaner and Disinfectant is now available for residential, commercial, and consumer use. EarthSafe previously had supplied the bleach-free, EPA-registered product to the healthcare segment alone, but now the company is expanding its availability into the additional markets. “PurOne has proven its efficacy in healthcare settings, and it’s time ...

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